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CEO and Sheriff Exemplify Hypocrisy, Corruption of ‘May Issue’ Gun Carry Permits

January 14, 2021 by contrib1 Leave a Comment

So where does the line for permit application “campaign donors” begin? (Sheriff Laurie Smith/Facebook)
U.S.A. – -(Ammoland.com)- “Gun bribery probe: Santa Clara County Sheriff acted to obscure use of donor’s Sharks suite, according to testimony,” a Tuesday report by The Mercury News claims. “In grand-jury transcripts, employee says Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith purchased cheap seats to avoid gift reporting for donated luxury box targeted in indictment.”

It’s yet another part of an unfolding saga AmmoLand has been covering on the corruption that California’s “may issue” concealed carry permitting scheme makes inevitable. Limiting issuance to politically connected and well-heeled campaign donors not only denies equal protection to all but particularly discriminates against the economically disadvantaged and minorities. Unsurprisingly, no one in a position to do something about it wants to even admit that dimension of the scandal, let alone investigate it.

While so far Smiths’ underlings have taken most of the legal heat, grand jury testimony that she tried to hide her snout in the trough with a cheap seat deception ploy tells us much. And the transcripts tell us a lot more about elitist hypocrisy that relies on bought government officials to enjoy “privileges and immunities” over the unalienable rights that they would deny the masses.

“According to the indictment, [Undersheriff Rick] Sung and [Capt. James] Jensen are accused of extracting a donation of 200 iPads from [Apple’s global security director Thomas] Moyer to hasten the release of concealed gun permits for four executive security agents protecting Apple CEO Tim Cook,” the report reveals.

Armed security for Cook?
The CEO who “calls US inaction on gun control ‘insanity’?”
The CEO of a company so ludicrously “virtue-signaling” that it bans gun emojis?
The CEO who shows bipolar-grade cognitive dissonance when you take his statement on encryption and substitute the word “gun”? And how does that square with Apple tag-teaming with Amazon and Google to destroy alternative social media site Parler?
The CEO that Apple spent $310K providing “personal security” for in 2018? In fairness, that’s dwarfed by the $1.6M Amazon spent on Jeff Bezos. And Facebook spending $10M on Mark Zuckerberg is practically an admission of the megalomaniacal delusional paranoia going on in that guy’s head. No wonder these people are “anti-gun,” at least for the rest of us.
What does it matter to them if one of their disarmed customers obeying manifestly unconstitutional disarmament orders is killed because he or she can’t afford to “donate” enough to get one of those permits that shouldn’t exist in the first damn place? They have millions of customers to replace the fallen. Besides, they’ve got theirs, or a least their “executive security agents” do. That’s thanks to “common-sense gun safety laws” exploited by trough-feeding, oath-breaking “Only Ones” like Sheriff Smith, who not only doesn’t have to sit in the nosebleed seats she had her flunky buy for ethics policy subterfuge, but she also doesn’t have to walk back to her car in the dark after the game unarmed.
Like the [LANGUAGE ALERT!] George Carlin routine went, “It’s a big club and you ain’t in it.”
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About David Codrea:

David Codrea is the winner of multiple journalist awards for investigating/defending the RKBA and a long-time gun owner rights advocate who defiantly challenges the folly of citizen disarmament. He blogs at “The War on Guns: Notes from the Resistance,” is a regularly featured contributor to Firearms News, and posts on Twitter: @dcodrea and Facebook.

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Guns.com Falls Victim To A Malicious Cyber-Attack

January 14, 2021 by contrib1 Leave a Comment

Guns.com Falls Victim To A Malicious Cyber-Attack
U.S.A. –-(Ammoland.com)- On Monday, the popular firearms site guns.com was the victim of a cyber-attack that took down the site through Wednesday night.

Hackers launched the highly sophisticated and malicious attack directed at third parties that work with guns.com. Hackers will use this method of attack to get around the security features of the target website. By attacking third parties like a WordPress plugin, the hackers can cause widespread disruption to the target. The attack only lasted 10 minutes, but it took the website several days to get the site back online.

The majority of cyber-attacks in the world focus on financial gain for the hacker. A small but still sizable number of attacks are for pollical reasons. These attacks are known as hacktivism. The attack on guns.com appears to be the latter. The hackers didn’t steal any personal information of guns.com customers.

The attack’s sole purpose seems to be preventing the company from doing lawful business on the internet.
Over the past couple of weeks, we have seen conservative websites such as Parler be deplatformed by big tech. The Silicon Valley giants have also targeted gun websites such as ar15.com for De platforming. Go Daddy booted the popular gun website from its service without warning. Many in the gun community wondered if guns.com fell victim to the same internet censorship.
Leading to even more confusion, around the same time a major firearm manufacture’s website went down. In that case, it was due to a technical issue that arose during an upgrade of its servers. That site came back up the same night.
Today guns.com released a statement apologizing to its customers and reassured them that the hackers did not compromise any private information about their customer base. The company expects to be able to fulfill any orders that were affected by the attack.

In a statement, guns.com said: “First, we want to apologize for any inconvenience this has caused our customers. We are working hard to make sure that any and all orders that were impacted are fulfilled satisfactorily, and fully expect to be able to do so.”

The attack on guns.com is a reminder that gun websites and gun owners are in the crosshairs of gun-grabbing politicians and radical anti-gun extremists. These extremists will do anything in their power to shut down gun companies and other sites that are not in line with their political belief system.
Many websites use a DDoS (Distributed Denial-of-Service Attack) mitigation service like Cloudflare. Still, these services are starting to take political sides due to outside pressure from politicians and left-wing groups. When Cloudflare began, the company vowed not to make decisions based on its customer’s beliefs, but its stance has changed. The service started booting customers that didn’t agree with the companies left-wing viewpoints. Most other mitigation services have followed Cloudflare’s suit, leaving sites vulnerable to attacks.
Sites need to harden their infrastructure through constant patching and nightly backups.
Attacks on gun sites will not slow down in the upcoming years. If anything, these malicious attacks will increase.
About John Crump
John is a NRA instructor and a constitutional activist. John has written about firearms, interviewed people of all walks of life, and on the Constitution. John lives in Northern Virginia with his wife and sons and can be followed on Twitter at @crumpyss, or at www.crumpy.com.

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Virginia Citizens Defense League Statement on Lobby Day 2021, January 18th 2021

January 14, 2021 by contrib1 Leave a Comment

Virginia – -(AmmoLand.com)- Some have wondered if Lobby Day would be canceled or changed due to the events at the U.S. Capitol back on January 6, 2021. The answer is no.

Lobby Day is on track for this Monday, January 18. Lobby Day in 2021 is like all our other previous Lobby Days – we are peacefully lobbying to protect our rights, we are not protesting anything. There are times and places for protests, but Lobby Day is not one of them.

We cannot cancel our events every time the rumor mill starts talking about possible problems caused by provocateurs. If we did, we would have no more events and no voice in the fight to protect the right to keep and bear arms. Gun grabbers would make sure there would always be some “threat” to shut down our events.
Right on queue, there are reports that all 50 states could have armed protesters over the election, with some potentially creating violence at their capitols. Luckily for us, we aren’t protesting, the Capitol has closed anyway, and we are just driving through.
I’m sure you remember all the threats that were supposedly going to happen at last year’s Lobby Day. We were told by various sources that Antifa, white supremacists, the government, and anarchists, we’re all planning to disrupt the event with violence. We were told by various pundits that we were being put into a cage to be slaughtered, like buffalos herded to a cliff. The Governor declared a state of emergency, banned guns on Capitol Square, caged in the Capitol Square and required screening of all individuals entering the cage, brought in loads of police from across the state, and even had a “no fly zone” over Richmond.

Many called for Virginia Citizens Defense League to cancel that Lobby Day due to the potential for violence.

We didn’t cancel. Gun owners showed up in huge numbers – over 50,000 attended. Lobby Day went off without a hitch, with so many telling me that was one of the best events they had ever been to. The patriotism and camaraderie that day was wonderful and the magnitude of the event shook up the General Assembly and helped VCDL kill most of the gun-control bills, including bans on semi-automatic rifles. The gun-control bills that passed were greatly watered down.
Could something potentially happen? Sure. That’s always true. But liberty and freedom are worth the risk. There should be plenty of police to deal with anyone committing an act of violence.
Here are some key points about the Virginia Citizens Defense League Lobby Day 2021:
VCDL is peacefully lobbying the General Assembly to protect our gun rights. We are not protesting anything that day
Vehicles should be clearly marked in support of our gun rights. Awards going to best decked-out vehicles
VCDL has a hotline to the Virginia State Police, Richmond Police, and Capitol Police, should we need to contact each other, just like in the past. VCDL has a great working relationship with law enforcement and we expect they will be every bit as professional this year as they were last year
VCDL will have a command center to help coordinate the caravans, live stream speakers and information to your smartphones, and provide electronic maps showing the current location of the caravans so that you can merge in as they pass your location
FRS, GMRS, and HAM radio frequencies will be announced for communication between vehicles in the caravans. HAMs will be helping us to automatically track the sub-caravans, too. (HUGE response from HAMs when the call went out for help with Lobby Day!)
If you have a dashcam, leave it on to document the trip
Be a citizen journalist. When Lobby Day is over send us your best photos and/or videos. We will use some of them to create an electronic photo-album on Lobby Day 2021
While we encourage everyone to stay in the caravan, if you decide to walk around Richmond: 1) don’t block sidewalks or streets and 2) If you see anything untoward going on, get out of the area. Best not to go to any events in the area on Sunday, either.
Green Top has run out of flags and other items and they were stocked, and restocked, heavily! They will be restocked again later today, thanks to Tom Gee, who is driving the items down from Fredericksburg to Ashland. Green Top will now have magnets and stickers, as well as more signs and flags. Be sure to get your Lobby Day items for your vehicle soon – there are stores across the state that are distributing them. Locations and information is here.
2. Exact location for the Hampton main-caravan starting point
Virginia Citizens Defense League Lobby Day 2021 main caravan starting point
The Hampton main-caravan is going to start at Parking Lot “D” of the Hampton Coliseum at 11:30 AM on January 18, 2021.

Hampton Coliseum parking lot “D” is a dirt parking lot on the left side of Convention Center Blvd. as you approach the Coliseum. Geographic location is 37°02’17.4″N 76°22’35.6″W. The PLUS Code, which is unique to Google Maps, for that lot is 2JQF+79 Hampton, Virginia. Lot “D” is marked in orange above.
About Virginia Citizens Defense League, Inc. (VCDL):
Virginia Citizens Defense League, Inc. (VCDL). VCDL is an all-volunteer, non-partisan grassroots organization dedicated to defending the human rights of all Virginians. The Right to Keep and Bear Arms is a fundamental human right.
For more information, visit: www.vcdl.org.

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Aero Precision to Relocate to Lakewood, Washington

January 14, 2021 by contrib1 Leave a Comment

Aero Precision FDE Products
U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- Aero Precision is excited to announce that we have entered into an agreement for a new facility located in Lakewood, WA, home of Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM). The 268,000 sq/ft facility is located within the Lakewood Industrial Park.

“We are very excited to be working with the City of Lakewood on our relocation,” said Scott Dover, CEO and Founder. “The city representatives have been extremely welcoming, and we foresee Lakewood as the long-term home for Aero Precision as we continue to position ourselves as a top tier manufacturing facility in the State of Washington.”
“The substantial growth our business has achieved over the past several years has tested the limits of our current facilities. This move will allow a full company consolidation, bringing all Aero Precision operations under one roof. Expanding our footprint is important for the continued growth of our company and will allow us to create efficiencies that will benefit our customers and employees alike.”

Aero Precision currently employs a workforce of over 800 employees, including a very diverse population of minority, women and veterans. Relocating to Lakewood will allow us to further our goals of diversity and inclusion by recruiting from the surrounding community and JBLM. As Lakewood’s largest private employer, Aero Precision will also have a significant impact on the city’s economic vitality.

The relocation will be a phased approach beginning in February with the goal of having all business functions in the new Lakewood facility by end of year 2021.

About Aero Precision
Aero Precision was founded in 1994 in Gig Harbor, WA. The company originally began in the Aerospace industry and currently operates as a leading firearms parts and components manufacturer. Aero’s innovative products and manufacturing practices have resulted in a desirable, made in the USA line of products that are highly respected by recreational, sport and professional users alike.

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Armed Rallies At State Capitols? Beware: Potential False Flag Event

January 14, 2021 by contrib1 Leave a Comment

Armed Rallies At State Capitols? Beware: Potential False Flag Events
Montana – -(AmmoLand.com)- Dear Montana Shooting Sports Association Friends,

You may have heard Internet or other chatter urging armed rallies at state capitols for and before the inauguration.

There are some who claim that such proposals are provocateur efforts to create false flag incidents to demonize gun owners. I can’t say for sure, but that’s possible.
What I do know for sure is that any such demonstrations are not encouraged or supported by the Montana Shooting Sports Association, the National Rifle Association, Gun Owners of America, the National Shooting Sports Foundation, or the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms.

None of the major gun rights groups are advocating such demonstrations.
I also know that things in Montana are going our way politically. My well-developed political instinct is that now is not a good time, to aid our political progress, for any “in your face” type of direct action in Helena. Such action would most likely offend political friends who are currently very much with us. Said differently, it is my judgment that a confrontational armed rally at the Montana capitol would most likely be counterproductive to the political gains we expect to make this legislative session.
So, if you’ve heard about and maybe wondering about any proposed armed rallies at state capitols, I can’t say what the benefit or effect might be in other states. But, in Montana, where I know the political turf, I believe such a demonstration would not be a good idea. Plus, the possibility exists that this idea is being circulated by anti-gunners trying to bait us to sticking a leg into a bear trap.
Best wishes,
Gary Marbut, PresidentMontana Shooting Sports Associationwww.mtssa.orgAuthor, Gun Laws of Montanawww.mtpublish.com
About the Montana Shooting Sports Association:
Montana Shooting Sports Association is the primary political advocate for Montana gun owners. Visit: www.mtssa.org

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1791 Summit Kicks Off Monday, Watch It Live! ~ VIDEO

January 14, 2021 by contrib1 Leave a Comment

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Lake Charles, LA – -(AmmoLand.com)- With no SHOT Show this year, Legally Armed America will live-stream SHOT Show-themed video content beginning Monday, January 18th 2021. The ‘1791 Summit’ will showcase new-for-2021 products and brands while delivering an inside look at the shooting industry to gun enthusiasts.

Paul Glasco, host of the 1791 Summit and President of Legally Armed America, asks, “Are you ready for a live range day? Kicking off Monday, we’ll have live demos of some of the industry’s top brands straight from our gun range. Then on Tuesday and Wednesday join us for our virtual booth experience with a variety of exciting products and companies.”

1791 Summit Range Day kicks off January 18th, 2021!

“Our live-streamed, three-day event is an alternative to the in-person experience our fans are used to seeing from us when we attend Range Day and SHOT Show,” says Glasco. Each segment of the 1791 Summit is free to watch and can be enjoyed from the comfort of home. During the Virtual Booth segments, “our partners will answer questions LIVE from you, the viewers,” Glasco added.

Watch the 1791 Summit as it live-streams on the Legally Armed America YouTube channel. If you miss the live stream, you can find replays on Ammoland.com.
The 1791 Summit is offering a chance for participants to win a custom Windham Weaponry .308 rifle featuring the Legally Armed America logo. Additional prizes will be awarded from Mission First Tactical, Strike Industries, and more. Click here to learn more about the giveaway. No purchase is necessary.
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For more information about the 1791 Summit, please visit www.1791summit.com or contact Laura Evans, Director of Marketing, at [email protected]
About Legally Armed America and Paul Glasco:
Legally Armed America engages more than one million viewers every month through their television show on FOX 29 in Louisiana and Texas, their 220,000+ subscribers on YouTube, exclusive website, and social media outlets. The only Sunday daytime show that rates higher than Legally Armed America is NFL on FOX 29. Hosted by Paul Glasco, Legally Armed America focuses on guns, gear, techniques, and safety. Glasco is a certified instructor in several firearms and safety disciplines and proudly films Legally Armed America in Louisiana and Texas.

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Marines Begin Mass Fielding of Suppressors (Silencers) at end of 2020

January 14, 2021 by contrib1 Leave a Comment

Image from Marine.mil Knight Armaments Company Suppressor on M38 cropped and scaled by Dean Weingarten
U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- The Marine Corps is well on its way to procuring suppressors (silencers) for all small arms in its arsenal.

In 2020, the Marines have procured 6,700 suppressors for M4, M4A1, and M27 rifles. Suppressors are in common use with the M38 squad designated marksman rifle.

Another 7,000 suppressors are in the pipeline. The goal is to have about 30,000 suppressors by the fiscal year 2023. From Defense Visual Information Service:

In 2020, PM IW procured about 6,700 small arms suppressors through Defense Logistics Agency’s Tailored Logistic Program, and acquired more than 7,000 additional units on the first delivery order upon the contract award. Brisker said the goal is to field approximately 30,000 suppressors by fiscal year 2023.

There are about 184,000 active-duty Marines. Not all of them are going to be using or issued suppressors at the same time. Perhaps the Marines only need 120,000 suppressors for all their rifles. At the current rate of procurement, the Corps would meet their goal by about 2030.
Four years ago, in 2016, the Marines fielded a battalion equipped with suppressors.   From military.com:

In a series of experiments this year, units from 2nd Marine Division will be silencing every element of an infantry battalion — from M4 rifles to .50 caliber machine guns.

It was a tremendous success. In 2019, the intent to suppress every rifle was made.
From nationaldefensemag.com in 2019:

Another area of interest is a new suppressor for rifles. The Marine Corps is planning to release a request for proposals to industry, Hough added. “The intent is to suppress every M4, M4A1 and M27 in the infantry community,” he said. “Our intent there is to move quickly and find the best possible suppressor we can that is good enough in order to move out in a quick enough fashion.” The Marine Corps plans to award a contract for a suppressor by the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020, he noted.

Alert readers will notice the lack of suppressors for .50 caliber machine guns. .50 caliber machine guns require very large suppressors. Perhaps they will be added in the future. No suppressors were mentioned for squad automatic weapons.
The suppressor procured by the Marines is the Knight Armaments Company NT-4, National Stock Number (NSN) 1005-01-437-0324. It can be seen on page  19 of knightarmco.com military catalog. It is an older, but well-proven design, first assigned an NSN in 1998. The design is over 20 years old.
Suppressor experimentation by the Corps has shown them to be very popular with the troops on the ground. They make communication easier, and make it harder for the enemy to locate and return fire. In the 2016 article, a Marine said suppressors were already common in many other militaries, including those of Russia and China.
Hearing loss is one of the most common disabilities affecting veterans.
From the DVIS article:

“In the big picture, the VA pays out a lot in hearing loss claims,” said Brisker. “We’d like Marines to be able to continue to hear for many years even after they leave the service. These suppressors have that benefit as well.” Tomlinson mentioned how the news of the fielding of additional suppressors has created a groundswell of excitement among the units receiving them. He believes the myriad advantages suppressors provide will benefit the Marine Corps for years to come.

The ability of suppressors to prevent and reduce hearing loss is an excellent reason to remove them from the intrusive and irrational regulatory environment of the National Firearms Act.  All citizens should have easy access to this safety equipment.

It seems unlikely to happen during a Biden administration.
About Dean Weingarten:
Dean Weingarten has been a peace officer, a military officer, was on the University of Wisconsin Pistol Team for four years, and was first certified to teach firearms safety in 1973. He taught the Arizona concealed carry course for fifteen years until the goal of Constitutional Carry was attained. He has degrees in meteorology and mining engineering, and retired from the Department of Defense after a 30 year career in Army Research, Development, Testing, and Evaluation.

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Congressional Legislation 101 – The Magic Numbers And The Floors

January 14, 2021 by contrib1 Leave a Comment

Congressional Legislation 101 – The Magic Numbers And The Floors, iStock-1154438278
United States – -(AmmoLand.com)- Getting legislation through Congress is a lot harder than it sounds. In the 116th Congress, a total of 14,000 bills were introduced. About one percent became laws. But even after they get past the committee, these bills still have to survive the floor votes.

For the sake of discussion, let’s discuss a bill that originates in the House of Representatives. In the House of Representatives, you need a simple majority of those voting to pass a bill. That is 218 if all 435 members are voting. That is, believe it or not, the easiest part of the process. This is because in the House, debate on legislation is usually governed by a rule (a House Resolution) and has limits on amendments that can be offered. The rule is usually passed on a party-line vote that is generally pro forma. One notable exception to that was the rule for the 1994 Crime Bill, which was initially defeated and saw a lot of crossover votes.

After passing, the House, the bill goes to the Senate. Then its real problems begin.
First, the Senate may kick it to a committee for review – and it once again faces the long odds that doomed many measures in the chamber it originated in. But in the Senate, a bill’s path to passage is much harder.

First, the Senate Majority Leader must agree to bring the bill to the floor. Once he does, it technically takes a majority of Senators to pass the bill. But in practice, at least as of this writing, the real number is three-fifths of the Senate, or 60 votes, due to the filibuster. If the bill the House passes gets through the Senate without an amendment, then it goes to the president for signature or veto.
But if the Senate makes any changes, then the House and Senate must resolve those differences. Sometimes, the House agrees to those changes, but far more common is the need to establish a conference committee, where the two chambers iron out a compromise version. That version then has to go through the House and Senate again, subject to the same requirements as the original bill, and once that passes, it goes for the president’s signature.
What can make the difference whether a good bill gets through this process, or a bad bill ends up being halted? One of the biggest factors is your voice. You can always contact your Representative and Senators to urge them to oppose anti-Second Amendment legislation and to support measures to protect our rights. Then be sure to support the NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action and Political Victory Fund to improve our odds in the next Congress.
About Harold Hutchison
Writer Harold Hutchison has more than a dozen years of experience covering military affairs, international events, U.S. politics and Second Amendment issues. Harold was consulting senior editor at Soldier of Fortune magazine and is the author of the novel Strike Group Reagan. He has also written for the Daily Caller, National Review, Patriot Post, Strategypage.com, and other national websites.

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NRA-ILA: Virginia Committee Rejects Sunday Hunting Bill

January 14, 2021 by contrib1 Leave a Comment

On January 13th, House Bill 1799 to allow Sunday hunting on public lands received a vote of 6-16, failing to pass. IMG NRA-ILAU.S.A. -(AmmoLand.com)- On January 13th, House Bill 1799 to allow Sunday hunting on public lands received a vote of 6-16, failing to pass the House Agriculture, Chesapeake & Natural Resources Committee. It is unfortunate that the committee rejected this critical bill to expand hunting opportunities and ensure that public land may be enjoyed by those who fund it.

Though this bill has failed to advance, many other bills, both good and bad for sportsmen and gun owners of Virginia, will be making appearances in the legislative process as session ramps up. Please stay tuned to www.nraila.org and your email inbox for further updates.

About NRA-ILA:

Established in 1975, the Institute for Legislative Action (ILA) is the “lobbying” arm of the National Rifle Association of America. ILA is responsible for preserving the right of all law-abiding individuals in the legislative, political, and legal arenas, to purchase, possess, and use firearms for legitimate purposes as guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Visit: www.nra.org

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NSSF Applauds OCC Finalization of Fair Access Banking Rule

January 14, 2021 by contrib1 Leave a Comment

The NSSF applauds recent rulings to prevent discrimination against gun owners and firearm-related industries. IMG iStock-515708952U.S.A. -(AmmoLand.com)- NEWTOWN, Conn. — The NSSF, the firearm industry’s trade association, applauded the finalization of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) rule to end discrimination by financial service providers against the firearm industry and others. NSSF worked closely with the OCC, members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate to ensure banking and credit decisions are based on creditworthiness and financial risk assessment for all legal businesses.

“NSSF has championed fair access to financial services for the firearm and ammunition industry and is pleased to witness the end of unfair and politically-motivated discriminatory practices by banking institutions that have a legal duty to serve all legal businesses,” said Lawrence Keane, NSSF Senior Vice President and General Counsel. “This rule will ensure large financial institutions that are supported by taxpayer-funded resources like insurances must provide fair and equal access to services based on their objective financial creditworthiness, and not based on ‘woke’ political considerations.”

The finalized rule ensures fair access to banking services provided by large national banks, federal savings associations, and federal branches and agencies of foreign bank organizations. It codifies more than a decade of OCC guidance stating that banks should provide access to services, capital, and credit based on the risk assessment of individual customers, rather than broad-based decisions affecting whole categories or classes of customers.

The finalized rule evens the playing field. It stops corporate banks from picking winners and losers based on executives’ personal politics. It protects banks from outside pressure from special interest groups seeking to use the banks as a political weapon. The rule enforces protections passed by Congress and signed into law with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010.

NSSF knows this finalized rule was only possible through the leadership and diligent efforts of many. NSSF is especially grateful to Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian P. Brooks, U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.), Rep. Andy Barr (R-Ky.), Rep. Roger Williams (R-Texas) and Rep. Richard Hudson (R-N.C.).
About The National Shooting Sports Foundation
NSSF is the trade association for the firearm industry. Its mission is to promote, protect, and preserve hunting and shooting sports. Formed in 1961, NSSF has a membership of thousands of manufacturers, distributors, firearm retailers, shooting ranges, sportsmen’s organizations, and publishers nationwide. For more information, visit nssf.org

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